Doug Bird vs. Sam Streeter — Career Comparison

Doug Bird
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Sam Streeter
Lost GenerationAlabamaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaBirmingham Black BaronsNegro American LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Sam Streeter built a career as a starting pitcher and Doug Bird as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Sam Streeter posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.97 and WHIP 1.319 compared to 3.99 and 1.339 for Doug Bird. By the career numbers, Sam Streeter had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Doug Bird and Sam Streeter

Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Sam Streeter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
3.2
Sam Streeter
Career
Per 9 Innings
202
1.34
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
0.74
Sam Streeter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
1
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
0.54
Sam Streeter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
0.57
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
0.44
Sam Streeter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.42
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
54.89
54.89
Sam Streeter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.72
57.72
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.15
23.15
Sam Streeter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74.26
74.26
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.06
Sam Streeter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
0.79
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Sam Streeter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.05
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.44
Sam Streeter
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
538
3.99
Sam Streeter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
598
3.97
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Sam Streeter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
Sam Streeter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.55
3.55
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Sam Streeter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Sam Streeter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.275
0.275
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
3641
27
Sam Streeter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4064
27
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
1213.2
9
Sam Streeter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1354.2
9
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1273
9.44
Sam Streeter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1439
9.56
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.44
9.44
Sam Streeter
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.56
9.56
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
122
0.9
Sam Streeter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.4
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
Sam Streeter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.4
0.4
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Sam Streeter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
296
2.2
Sam Streeter
Career
Per 9 Innings
348
2.31
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.42
Sam Streeter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.2
2.2
Sam Streeter
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.31
2.31
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
680
5.04
Sam Streeter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
706
4.69
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.04
5.04
Sam Streeter
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.69
4.69
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.57
1.57
Sam Streeter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.5
3.5
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.804
0.804
Sam Streeter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.778
0.778
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.17
Sam Streeter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.05
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.16
Sam Streeter
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.2
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Sam Streeter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
5104
37.85
Sam Streeter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5777
38.38
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
1.48
Sam Streeter
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.2
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
590
4.38
Sam Streeter
Career
Per 9 Innings
734
4.88
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Sam Streeter
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.88
4.88
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.38
Sam Streeter
Career
Per 9 Innings
157
1.04
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.47
Sam Streeter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
0.72
Sam Streeter
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
0.63
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.293
1.293
Sam Streeter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.319
1.319
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
4672
34.65
Sam Streeter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5242
34.83
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.37
1.37
Sam Streeter
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.63
3.63
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.297
0.297
Sam Streeter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.308
0.308
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.85
37.85
Sam Streeter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.38
38.38

Fielding Stats for Doug Bird and Sam Streeter

Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Sam Streeter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
3.2
Sam Streeter
Career
Per 9 Innings
213
1.39
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
0.74
Sam Streeter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
0.99
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
3641
27
Sam Streeter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4130
27
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
1213.2
9
Sam Streeter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1376.2
9
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
0.7
Sam Streeter
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.35
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
124
0.92
Sam Streeter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
316
2.07
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.04
Sam Streeter
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.14
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
223
1.65
Sam Streeter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
391
2.56
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
218
1.62
Sam Streeter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
370
2.42
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.76
97.76
Sam Streeter
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.63
94.63
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.505
0.505
Sam Streeter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.737
1.737
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.15
23.15
Sam Streeter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71.36
71.36
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.08
Sam Streeter
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.05
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Streeter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Streeter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Streeter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Streeter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doug Bird and Sam Streeter

Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Sam Streeter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
432
2880
Sam Streeter
Career
Per 600 PA
227
228.91
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
90
600
Sam Streeter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
595
600
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
82
546.67
Sam Streeter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
554
558.66
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.134
0.134
Sam Streeter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.278
0.278
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.356
0.356
Sam Streeter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.658
0.658
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
11
73.33
Sam Streeter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
154
155.29
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
10
66.67
Sam Streeter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
129
130.08
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Sam Streeter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17.14
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Streeter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7.06
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Streeter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.01
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Sam Streeter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
25.21
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Sam Streeter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Streeter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Streeter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1.65
10.98
Sam Streeter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55.05
55.51
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
12
80
Sam Streeter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
188
189.58
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
13
86.67
Sam Streeter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
171
172.44
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.155
0.155
Sam Streeter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Sam Streeter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.339
0.339
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.301
0.301
Sam Streeter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.639
0.639
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.012
0.012
Sam Streeter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.061
0.061
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.106
0.106
Sam Streeter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Sam Streeter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.513
0.513
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.234
0.234
Sam Streeter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.279
0.279
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Sam Streeter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
46.39
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
3
20
Sam Streeter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
49.41
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
4
26.67
Sam Streeter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
94
94.79
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.41
-2.7
Sam Streeter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.6
67.16
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Streeter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.02
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
2
13.33
Sam Streeter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15.13
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Streeter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
35
233.33
Sam Streeter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.03
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
2.57
2.57
Sam Streeter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
148.75
148.75
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Sam Streeter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.75
3.75
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
40
Sam Streeter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
24.2
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Streeter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Sam Streeter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Streeter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Streeter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Streeter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
Sam Streeter
Career
Per 600 PA